Submitted By
Bill McKenna, Village Engineer
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Motion to Direct Staff to Bid the 2021 Green Alley Improvement Project and Prepare the Necessary Budget Amendments to Use Sustainability Funds to Fund the Construction and Construction Engineering Costs for the Project
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Overview
Overview
In 2019 the Village entered into an IGA with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District (MWRD) for constructing green alleys and received a grant of $475,000 from MWRD for the construction. In May of 2020 the Village requested deferring the project until 2021 due to loss of revenue associated with the COVID pandemic. The adopted FY2021 Budget does not include funds for constructing the green alley project again due to loss of revenues associated with COVID. MWRD is requesting the Village move forward with the project. Staff is recommending constructing the project in 2021 and using sustainability funds to fund the Village's share of construction and construction management of the green alley project to replace deteriorated alleys and not risk losing the grant funds.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Motion.
Fiscal Impact
Pending Village Board concurrence staff will prepare the necessary budget amendments to transfer an estimated $550,000 in Sustainability funds from the Sustainability Fund balance for this work.
Construction management for the project costs $118,470 and construction costs are estimated at $1,300,000 using $475,000 in MWRD grant funds, $400,000 in CDBG funds, and approximately $431,530 in Sustainability funds. The Sustainability Fund has an estimated fund balance at the end of 2021 of $2,184,368 that would be used to fund this work.
Background
In 2018 the Village received a $475,000 grant from MWRD to construct green alleys. In 2019 the Village entered into an IGA with MWRD for this project. In early 2020 the Engineering Division bid the green alley project and issued an RFP for the co...
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